Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

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June 19, 2026 54 mins
Narrators: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 & Heather Foster 🇺🇸  Writers: Jo Steer & Alicia Steffann ✍️ Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's special bonus story is something a little bit different. It takes the form of an email exchange between two friends – one in the UK, and one in the United States. 😴 Includes mentions of: Friendship, Dogs, Food, Beverages, Halloween, Christmas.  Watch, listen and comment ...
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Narrator: Elizabeth Grace 🇬🇧 Writer: Shauna-Marie Henry ✍️ Sound design: woodland ambience 🌲🐦  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be visiting Freya the witch in her cottage. It’s a lovely place to spend a summer. 😴 Includes mentions of: Witches, Magic, Fantasy, Cats, Beverages, Food, Summer.  Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Sleepy YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Laila Weir ✍️ Sound design: rainforest ambience 🦜🌴  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in the last of our three-part series, we’ll travel to the lush rainforest in Volcanoes National Park, on the Big Island of Hawai’i. 😴 Includes mentions of: Travel, History, Science & Nature, Walking. Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Sleepy Y...
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June 10, 2026 221 mins
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: morning birdsong, distant waves, distant traffic 🐦 🌊 🏍️  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re travelling to Greece in the late 1970s, where Lizzy and her friends are enjoying the summer of a lifetime. 😴 Includes mentions of: Travel, Nostalgia, Summer, Beach, Swimming, Food, City, Coffee, Friendship.  Watch, listen and comment on this ...
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Laila Weir ✍️ Sound design: waves crashing on the shore 🌊  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in the second of three stories, we’ll explore an early Hawaiian royal area and sacred grounds, which are now a U.S. National Historical Park. 😴 Includes mentions of: Travel, History, Science & Nature, Religious Traditions, Archaeology, Walking.  Watch, listen and comment&nbs...
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound effects: crickets 🌌  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Odysseus recounts more adventures, including encounters with the Sirens, the monsters Scylla and Charybdis, and the fateful incident with the Sun God’s cattle. 😴 Includes mentions of: Mythology, Literature & Literary History, Bodies of Water, Underworld, Death, Ghosts, Fantastical Creatures, Fo...
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Laila Weir ✍️ Sound design: floating on the sea 🌊  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll begin a three-part journey to a few of Hawaii’s natural wonders, first travelling to the beautiful world of coral reefs. We’ll be plunging into the cool waters just offshore to snorkel around and observe all the magical creatures there. 😴 Includes mentions of: Animals, Fish, S...
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound effects: crickets 🌾  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we will accompany Thor on a legendary fishing trip where he catches more than just a few fish. We will let the god of thunder do the heavy lifting whilst we relax and fall asleep. 😴 Includes mentions of: Fish, Fishing, Friendship, Underwater Scenes, Fantastical Creatures, Fantastical Elements, Mythology.&...
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May 25, 2026 241 mins
Narrator: Chloe De Burgh 🇬🇧Writer: Shauna-Marie Henry ✍️Sound effects: cheerful birdsong 🐦‍⬛  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll be travelling to distant lands with twin brothers Richard and Henry, and their magical swing. 😴 Includes mentions of: Children, Parents, Siblings, Family, Fantastical Elements, Magic, Food.  Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Sleepy YouTube channe...
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Kathleen Fowlds ✍️ Sound design: cicadas, evening birdsong 🌅 🐦‍⬛  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re returning to Morocco for another relaxing adventure to conclude our two-part journey. This time, we’re visiting a geological wonder – a rock formation known as Imi n’Ifri Natural Bridge. 😴 Includes mentions of: Walking, Hiking, Beverages, Heights. ...
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Kathleen Fowlds ✍️ Sound design: African birdsong 🦜🌴  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll embark on the first of a two-part journey exploring some of Morocco’s natural wonders. We begin in the Rif Mountains in northern Morocco. Nestled in these mountains is a hidden gem – the Akchour waterfalls. 😴 Includes mentions of: Walking, Hiking, Bodies of Water, Swimming, ...
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Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️Sound design: busy city street, heavy rain 🏙️ 🌧️  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we're in Washington D.C. with a history teacher named Natalie. She'll be exploring the Museum of American History, and in particular, its collection of gowns worn by historical First Ladies. 😴 Includes mentions of: US History, Fashion, Gender, Roaring Twenties, Americana, Polit...
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May 11, 2026 241 mins
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Laila Weir ✍️Sound design: ferry travelling on lake ⛴️  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll join a traveller named Amelia as she spends the day exploring a gorgeous lake in the north of Italy. 😴 Includes mentions of: Boat, Bodies of Water, Travel, Swimming, History.  Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the ⁠⁠Get Sleepy YouTube channel⁠⁠. And hit subscribe w...
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May 6, 2026 62 mins
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️Sound effects: crickets 🌌  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Odysseus tells more tales of his travels across the seas. We’ll find out how he became the guest of an enchantress named Circe… and how his journey took him all the way to the underworld. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Animals, Mythology, Literature & Literary History, Bodies of Water,...
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May 4, 2026 211 mins
Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️Sound design: morning birdsong, running shower 🐦 🚿  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll find out what happens when Meatball gets a rare day of alone time, without Auggie around. He’s not particularly used to that, and we’ll all find that being the big cat of the house has its ups and downs. 😴 Includes mentions of: Cats, Family, Enclosed Spaces....
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April 29, 2026 65 mins
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Jo Steer ✍️Sound design: Egyptian city, distant chatter, footsteps on sandy path 🇪🇬 🗣️ 👣  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll head to Egypt and board a ship on the River Nile. We’ll cruise along the water like an Egyptian pharaoh, relaxing in luxury as we learn about the river. 😴 Includes mentions of: Boat, Bodies of Water, Food, History, Religious Traditions, Beverag...
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️Sound effects: crickets 🌾  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we continue our Norse mythology series, with something a bit different from the previous tales... a love story! Centuries before Romeo ever laid eyes on Juliet, Freyr saw Gerðr. 😴 Includes mentions of: Marriage, Romance, Gods.  Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTub...
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Kayla Kurin ✍️Sound design: birds, morning city ambience 🐦‍⬛ 🌅  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be visiting the Turkish city of Gaziantep, home to one of the world’s oldest coffee shops – Tahmis Kahvesi. 😴 Includes mentions of: Coffee, Beverages, Superstitions, History, Food. Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channe...
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Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧Writer: Jo Steer ✍️Sound design: crickets 🌌  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we return to the Library of Time for another trip to the distant past. On this occasion, we'll travel to 18th-century Russia and visit the court of Catherine the Great, the renowned Russian empress. 😴 Includes mentions of: History, Russian History, Birthdays, Food, Marriage, Boat, Bodies of Water, Architectur...
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April 15, 2026 54 mins
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Adrienne Albregts ✍️Sound design: morning birdsong, country farm ambience 🐦‍⬛ 🐑  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Our story tonight is all about a special strawberry who lives on a beautiful berry farm near Dublin, Ireland, and helps others to fulfil their purpose in life. 😴 Includes mentions of: Fantastical Elements, Food, Beverages, Family, Children, Growth.  Watch, listen and comment&...
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